Symbol stone. A roughly rectangular slab of beige sandstone about two feet high and almost one and a half feet wide, broken at the top and bottom. Carved on the stone in simple outlines is a dog like beast with a long, curved muzzle, a mirror with a handle, a comb, and a rectangular area divided into three columns the outer two of which have a pattern of zig zagging ovals.

Title

Symbol stone. A roughly rectangular slab of beige sandstone about two feet high and almost one and a half feet wide, broken at the top and bottom. Carved on the stone in simple outlines is a dog like beast with a long, curved muzzle, a mirror with a handle, a comb, and a rectangular area divided into three columns the outer two of which have a pattern of zig zagging ovals.

Identifier

ABDUA:15591

Description

Pictish stone with following symbols: Pictish.beast & mirror & comb & decorated.rectangle , type: class 1.

Date

Early: 450 Late: 1000 Period: EMED

Format

stone sandstone, carved, H: 600 mm W: 400 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, Central, Fairygreen Collace Perthshire

Source

Field Collector: Alexander Mr
Field Collection Date: 1948 (circa)

Relation

ABDUA 63346

Type

Physical Object

Provenance

Acquisition Source: Alexander Mr per Small, Alan

UUID

ccb1f90f-9f9b-4a5c-bd5d-e759128d8449

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